Yet I hoped by grouting at the earth below it to be able to dislodge the stone at the side; but while I was considering how best to begin, the candle flickered, the wick gave a sudden lurch to one side, and I was left in darkness.
To make such a sudden, unsteady movement.
puhekieltä To swallow or eat greedily; to devour; hence, to swallow up.
Francis Bacon
Too far off from great cities, which may hinder business; too near them, which lurcheth all provisions, and maketh everything dear.
An old game played with dice and counters; a variety of the game of tables.